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Quote Litsoh Replybullet Topic: WIP GAME ZOMBIE
    Posted: 21 August 2015 at 2:37pm
Hello everyone
I am creating a scenario with a few characters into a zombie game would opinions to improve the work.
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Quote Litsoh Replybullet Posted: 21 August 2015 at 2:38pm
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Quote Litsoh Replybullet Posted: 21 August 2015 at 2:39pm
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Quote jalonso Replybullet Posted: 21 August 2015 at 2:43pm
The BG is nice and the zombies too.
However they don't seem like the same world.
I think this is because the BG is higher contrast and outlined and the sprites are lower in contrast and not defined.

The sprites are always more important :)

The front sidewalk should not be thin like that. This perspective call for both being the same, no?
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Quote Litsoh Replybullet Posted: 21 August 2015 at 3:02pm
Yeah should, I was having trouble finding a balance in size.
I'll make the change =)
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Quote Litsoh Replybullet Posted: 21 August 2015 at 3:13pm


Edited by Litsoh - 21 August 2015 at 3:17pm
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Quote Sha Replybullet Posted: 26 August 2015 at 3:47am
Love the zombies !
Especially the ones with only a dot in a cavity as eyes & bloody fingers.

The background has nice textures but it might be a good idea to find a way to make the charaters & important objects "pop" from it.

Using very different colors or adding an outline might make them more easily discernable from what's behind them. Adding outlines might also drive you crazy because it creates quite a lot of banding :p


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Quote Ottbot Replybullet Posted: 26 August 2015 at 9:15am
Originally posted by jalonso

The BG is nice and the zombies too.
However they don't seem like the same world.


I thought the same thing... with the cartoony look of the characters, I'd expect the background to be more stylized and "off kilter". Less 90 degree angles.
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Quote Litsoh Replybullet Posted: 26 August 2015 at 12:06pm


I changed the background colors giving more focus to the zombies.

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Quote Litsoh Replybullet Posted: 26 August 2015 at 12:13pm
I understand ... I will think more about how to make more cartoony the scenario .
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Quote Litsoh Replybullet Posted: 02 September 2015 at 7:59am




Some animated examples.
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Quote Sha Replybullet Posted: 03 September 2015 at 8:01am
The run cycles you made quite nice but not very zombie-like, they look very human. Maybe adding more chaotic movement to the shoulders and arms can do the trick.
But as always in gamedev, it really depends on how much time you want to invest in this :)

A great reference for running zombies would be the movie "28 Days Later" : the zombies are basically rabid humans running around in very chaotic manner. Their arms are often dragged by the speed of their movement as if they were lifeless/broken.
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Quote Litsoh Replybullet Posted: 03 September 2015 at 10:22pm
Originally posted by Sha

The run cycles you made quite nice but not very zombie-like, they look very human. Maybe adding more chaotic movement to the shoulders and arms can do the trick.
But as always in gamedev, it really depends on how much time you want to invest in this :)

A great reference for running zombies would be the movie "28 Days Later" : the zombies are basically rabid humans running around in very chaotic manner. Their arms are often dragged by the speed of their movement as if they were lifeless/broken.


I can spend a few more days to make the change in animation.
I really had forgotten such reference =) (by the way a great movie).
Thank you very much for the tip.
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Quote Litsoh Replybullet Posted: 23 September 2015 at 9:31am

Scenario + HUD
I'm still working on a more cartoonish scenario.
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Quote Litsoh Replybullet Posted: 15 October 2015 at 11:50am

Scenario-02 + HUD
More cartoonish scenario.
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Quote Litsoh Replybullet Posted: 05 November 2015 at 2:25pm
Hey guys ... I was a little busy but came back with news.
The game is in the final stage, almost ready .
Follows some examples of the new Zombies.







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Quote MikePixel Replybullet Posted: 11 November 2015 at 8:27pm
I feel like your backgrounds having dark outlines and your characters not having outlines at all clashes poorly against each other, but they both look good on their own.
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Quote Litsoh Replybullet Posted: 13 November 2015 at 10:02am
Originally posted by Conker534

I feel like your backgrounds having dark outlines and your characters not having outlines at all clashes poorly against each other, but they both look good on their own.


At first I really did a test , but I do not like to put a line around the character, seemed dirty , I do not know if I did wrong.

But thanks for advise ^^
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Quote Litsoh Replybullet Posted: 13 November 2015 at 10:12am

Whew ... last scenario !




Thank you guys for the tips I learned a lot ^^ I really appreciate the patience and teaching.
I'm entering the final stretch of the game .
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Quote Litsoh Replybullet Posted: 24 November 2015 at 2:58pm

Title Screen


Gadgets Screen


Shop Screen
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Quote Litsoh Replybullet Posted: 24 November 2015 at 3:00pm
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Quote eishiya Replybullet Posted: 24 November 2015 at 3:44pm
The finish line(?) looks weird to me because it's not in perspective, while the rest of the background suggests some sort of perspective. Suggesting at least a little bit of perspective, even if it isn't "correct" would help them fit into the scene.
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Quote Litsoh Replybullet Posted: 24 November 2015 at 5:58pm
Originally posted by eishiya

The finish line(?) looks weird to me because it's not in perspective, while the rest of the background suggests some sort of perspective. Suggesting at least a little bit of perspective, even if it isn't "correct" would help them fit into the scene.


You 're right, " the finish line " is actually a laser tower, but I had not noticed that the perspective was strange , between the asphalt and the tower ...



I will try to fix I'm still learning this part of perspective.

Thank you so much ^^
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Quote Litsoh Replybullet Posted: 24 November 2015 at 6:24pm


Correction perspective
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Quote Litsoh Replybullet Posted: 28 March 2016 at 10:46am


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Quote Litsoh Replybullet Posted: 07 December 2016 at 9:14am
Hello everyone, I've been away for a while, but I'm coming back with some new features related to the game
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Quote Litsoh Replybullet Posted: 07 December 2016 at 9:16am
New color pallet.


Same skin tone for all zombies
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Quote Litsoh Replybullet Posted: 07 December 2016 at 9:28am
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